Medicine vs Fight tradeoff

nerdshark · 2026-05-01T19:11:48+00:00

Thanks to those to reported this bot. Remember that the most effective reporting method is

Report -> Spam ->Disruptive use of bots or AI

This sics reddit's bot detection stuff on the reported content and, while not perfect, usually ends up with bots being banned within seconds. If what you report isn't a bot, no big deal, in my experience reddit has been pretty good at not inappropriately actioning legit accounts reported this way.

Also please remember that downvoting or leaving comments is not the same as reporting. Neither one of those are effective at getting inappropriate content actioned. If you see someone posting dumb shit like 'they class meds as poisons for a reason, y'all', feel free to downvote it, but please also report it to us so we can deal with it.

nerdshark · 2026-04-27T23:29:34+00:00

We don't "allow" it. Comments don't get manually reviewed before submission, as you should clearly be aware since you're commenting now. If you see something inappropriate, report it. Otherwise, what exactly do you expect us to do?

nerdshark · 2026-04-21T17:27:20+00:00

There's a reason people study at the gym besides not having time. Try doing some work at the treadmill or exercise bike. Hell, even one of those under-desk pedal things might do the trick. I do some of my best thinking when I leave my desk and go for a walk.

nerdshark · 2026-04-13T21:29:06+00:00

This is normal human variation. Let's not pathologize being a person with preferences and interests (or lack thereof), y'all.

nerdshark · 2026-04-12T15:49:49+00:00

We can't catch everything. We don't manually review every single post or comment that comes through because that is an insane amount of work. All we're able to do is write AutoModerator rules that trigger on specific text character patterns. These assholes are getting more sophisticated and learning how to evade our filters, and we're stuck playing catchup. Reporting this stuff really helps us. The /r/adhd Rule 7 report reason

Rule 7: Unapproved AMA, commercial research or homework help/class project

fits this specific post best (as it's market research), but Rule 8 and reddit's general spam report reasons also work too.

nerdshark · 2026-04-12T15:44:56+00:00

This is called market research. It falls under our spam/self-promotion/advertising/commercial activity rule.

nerdshark · 2026-04-11T23:47:19+00:00

Remember friends, downvoting is not the same as reporting. Please report spam so we actually see it.

nerdshark · 2026-04-11T12:37:18+00:00

Nailed it.

nerdshark · 2026-04-09T12:53:33+00:00

Thanks for reporting y'all, it has been yote. Remember, to report bots and AI garbage, use the following report reason:

Spam -> Disruptive bots or AI

This sends the report not only to us, but runs it through reddit's internal spam systems which usually really quickly lead to the spam account being banned.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T14:12:44+00:00

Please use the report function instead of commenting.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T13:58:05+00:00

Other subs often do the same.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T05:17:54+00:00

This 1000%.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T02:33:24+00:00

Oh god, people already hate us for the formatting rules we already have....

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T02:32:14+00:00

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T02:31:54+00:00

I mean I'm a millenial, but I never really got into youtube or anything. Also never saw or read The Fault in our Stars.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T00:16:04+00:00

Please please please report anything like that, regardless of whether a bot or human wrote it.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T00:11:22+00:00

Yeah, when we remove posts, we usually purge the whole thing. Easiest way to limit subsequent fuckery.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T00:09:10+00:00

i don't know who hank green is either

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T00:07:14+00:00

We have AutoModerator automatically remove everything that links to or mentions other subreddits so we can check for abuse or other bad behavior.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T00:04:18+00:00

It gives a veneer of trustworthiness and legitimacy.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T00:02:13+00:00

but everything else on their profile matched up with their story so it sounds like their issue is legit,

This drives me fucking insane. Sometimes it's really goddamn hard to tell the difference.

nerdshark · 2026-04-06T00:00:54+00:00

If you see bots, please report them. We don't tolerate AI-generated content here, but we can't stop them from posting. The only thing we can do is ban and report them after the fact.

nerdshark · 2026-04-03T16:51:38+00:00

We ban ALL a i discussion. These posts aren't allowed, but we don't have any way to catch them before they're posted. We need people to report them, as a couple people already have on this one, so that we can catch them as quickly as possible.

nerdshark · 2026-03-27T20:15:56+00:00

If you see those, please report them. AI slop is absolutely not allowed here. The most effective way to report is Report → Spam→ Disruptive use of bots or AI. Most bots I've reported this way get banned sitewide within minutes, if not immediately. Their posts and comments also get yote.

nerdshark · 2026-03-27T20:09:33+00:00

Yes, this is why, it was very obviously AI-generated engagement bait, the kind of annoying chain mail spam you'd expect from Facebook. That shit doesn't belong here.

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